Wicker held a vote Monday to report Hegseth’s nomination out of the Senate Armed Services Committee over the angry objections of Democrats on the panel, who argued that Republicans should ...

following a full Senate confirmation vote. Democrats have strongly objected to Hegseth’s nomination, calling him too unqualified and inexperienced to lead the armed forces and its budget of more ...

The move by the Senate to shore up defense spending comes amid a push by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to pull 8%, or about $50 billion, from the Pentagon budget. Hegseth reportedly ordered ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to advance the nomination of Kash ... new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, the director ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from ...